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Supported in part by USPHS grant HL17739. Dr. Holman is an Established Investigator of the American Heart Association

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Holman, B.L. Cardiac nuclear medicine: An overview. Cardiovasc Radiol 2, 141–148 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02552059

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